IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology

IIT Kharagpur offers a joint MTech/ MCP PhD programme to students who have completed their UG degree in the relevant stream. Under this programme, at the end of the first year, interested students with a CGPA of 8.0 and above are eligible to appear for a written test and/or interview to check their suitability to enrol for PhD. Those who do not qualify for PhD can continue with their two-year MTech/MCP programme. Students selected for PhD will have to complete the two-year academic requirements of MTech/ MCP programme before enrolment for PhD. For these students, the MTech/MCP and PhD degrees will be awarded together upon successful completion of PhD. The programme is open to students of all categories with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ MSc or equivalent professional degrees (AMIE, etc.) with a valid GATE score.

For admission to MBA at VGSOM (IIT Kharagpur), candidates need to qualify CAT followed by group discussion and personal interview round. The minimum CAT percentile required is 90 for general category students. For NC-OBC and SC/ ST/ PwD the minimum CAT percentile required is 80 and 75 respectively.To be eligible for admission to MBA at VGSOM, candidates must have the following:A bachelor’s degree of minimum 4-year duration in Engineering, Technology, Pharmacy, Medicine, or similar streamsOR a master’s degree in Science/ Economics/ Commerce (with Mathematics or Statistics at Bachelor’s level) with 60% aggregate (or CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale) for General and NC-OBC candidates and 55% aggregate (or CGPA of 6.0 on a 10-point scale) for SC/ST and PwD category candidates.Candidates appearing for the final year of the bachelor’s degree/ equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also applyIIT Kharagpur via its Vinod Gupta School of Management offers a two-year MBA degree to the students across seven specialisations and one microspecialisation. The flagship programme of Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM), MBA is a residential programme for graduate engineers and those with a masters' degree in Science, Economics and Commerce.

The total fee for MBA ranges between INR 3 Lacs and INR 25 lakh. However, this fee is been sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative. For the exact fee, students can reach out to the admission office. Other than this, students are required to pay the CAT  application fee which is as follows:CategoryCAT Exam FeeGeneral, EWS and NC-OBCINR 2,400SC, ST and PwDINR 1,200CAT exam fee is to be paid at the time of form submission. Until the fee is paid, the application form will not be submitted. Candidates must pay the fee and submit the application form before the deadline. Given below is the the latest CAT registration fee. To know more about fee of IIT Kharagpur click here

IIT Kharagpur is one of the oldest and reputed institution in the country known for its Engineering education. However, the brand name is also a key factor for candidates while choosing it to pursue higher education in the field of Management, i.e., MBA. To support its reputation, ranking received by VGSOM (B-School of IIT Kharagpur) for MBA over the past three years by NIRF is as follows:Ranking Body202120222023NIRF91414Other than the ranking, the key highlights related to IIT Kharagpur MBA placements 2023 via VGSOM are tabulated below:ParticularsStatisticsTotal students placed94the highest salaryINR 43.37 LPAAverage salaryINR 21.04 LPAMedian salaryINR 22.13 LPATop recruitersAccenture, Amazon, Berger, IBM, etc. 

For admission to MBA at VGSOM (IIT Kharagpur), candidates need to qualify CAT followed by group discussion and personal interview round. The minimum CAT percentile required is 90 for general category students. For NC-OBC and SC/ ST/ PwD the minimum CAT percentile required is 80 and 75 respectively.To be eligible for admission to MBA at VGSOM, candidates must have the following:A bachelor’s degree of minimum 4-year duration in Engineering, Technology, Pharmacy, Medicine, or similar streamsOR a master’s degree in Science/ Economics/ Commerce (with Mathematics or Statistics at Bachelor’s level) with 60% aggregate (or CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale) for General and NC-OBC candidates and 55% aggregate (or CGPA of 6.0 on a 10-point scale) for SC/ST and PwD category candidates.Candidates appearing for the final year of the bachelor’s degree/ equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also applySelection of candidates for admission to MBA at VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur is a two-step process. The applicants are shortlisted based on eligibility criteria and called for an online Personal Interview (PI). Final admission to MBA is offered on the basis of a cumulative score of the Application Rating (AR), performance score in CAT, and the candidate’s performance in the online PI round. PFB the minimum CAT percentile requirement for selection:CategoryTotal PercentileGeneral/EWS90NC-OBC80SC75ST75PwD75

IITKGP offers a four-year BTech programme across 15 specialisations along with a five-year Integrated M.Tech programme across 15 specialisations. Below-mentioned are the IIT Kharagpur BTech specialisations along with their seat intake:SpecialisationBTech Seat IntakeAerospace Engineering 44Agricultural and Food Engineering 48Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering36Chemical Engineering 79Civil Engineering 87Computer Science and Engineering 80Electrical Engineering 80Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering  90Instrumentation Engineering 44Manufacturing Science and Engineering 44Mechanical Engineering 99Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 62Mining Engineering59Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture 46Industrial Systems and Engineering 43NOTE: In the absence of an official update, the seat intake is sourced from JoSAA counselling 2023.

The institute has not released any BArch specific placements data. However, as per the data collated from various sources on the internet, the median package (which at times is considered close to the average salary package) for BArch students at this college is approximately INR 12.62 LPA. This data is for the year 2022.In addition to the package details which are collated from unofficial sources, some of the verified students’ reviews on Shiksha also mentions some leading recruiters, such as Auctus Advisors, Uniworks, Flipkart, etc. as the ones who visit the campus for placement opportunities. Read more about IIT Kharagpur BArch and other course placements data here. 

So as to apply for BArch at IIT Kharagpur, candidates are required to apply via JEE Main. The process of applying for JEE Mains 2023 consists of three steps, i.e., registration, form filling & document upload followed by payment of application fees.Step 1: Open the official website (jeemain.nta.nic.in) and click on the ‘Registration for JEE (Main) 2023’ link.Step 2: Fill out the registration form with the required information followed by clicking on the submit button.Step 3: Fill out the detailed application form and upload scanned images and documents.Step 4: Pay the application fees.The application form is automatically submitted after the successful payment of application fees. Read more details about JEE Main application form and fee here.Mentioned below is a list of documents required to fill out JEE Main 2023 application form:Before the JEE Main 2023 registration process, students must keep the following documents and information ready for a smooth application process:Valid email id and mobile numberAcademic details related to the Class 10 and Class 12 qualifying examsScanned copy of the category certificate (if applicable)Scanned copy of the PwD certificate (if applicable)Scanned photograph and signature as per the specification mentioned by the NTANet banking/credit card/debit card/UPI details for application fee payment